The new 503 room Helea 5* Beach Resort offers views across the sea, along with landscaped gardens. There are 11 freshwater pools to choose from and a dedicated children's pool, plus a 700 square metre water park. Activities include a playground retreat for all ages with live music, watersports, an all-day beach bar, entertainment and a cinema. Rhod...

Is Hydra famous for its donkeys? Or are the donkeys famous because they live on Hydra? Essentially, the answer is moot, as this Greek island (pronounced: EE-dra) has notoriously never succumbed to motorized vehicles. So, the only ways to get around this 64-square-kilometre paradise in the Aegean Sea is on your own two feet or the back of a donkey, ...

The Cook's Club Ialysos Rhodes, adults-only hotel, will open in May 2022 Located in the Ialysos area of Rhodes, a centre for water sports on the shores of the island's north coast. Cook's Club Ialysos Rhodes will look to 'fuse the best of local culture with cool vibes, poolside-chic and contemporary architecture'. The sleek, innovative design is un...

Crete, Greece's largest island, is known for a varied terrain ranging from fine-sand beaches at Elafonisi, long, deep gorges and the White Mountains. Mount Ida, the tallest of the range, has the Ideon Cave which, according to Greek mythology, is the birthplace of Zeus and there is the chance to hike to it through the Samaria Gorge National Park. An...

Greece has started to reopen its international borders and from 14 May will scrap its quarantine requirements for travellers who can produce proof of COVID vaccination or a negative test result. Some observers are sceptical about whether this will actually happen as planned, but let's be optimistic and take a look at what's on offer. Here is an iti...

Aegina is nine miles long by six miles wide and one of the most popular tourist destinations as it is the closest island to Athens. According to the myth, the island took its name from a nymph, daughter of the river god Asopos, whom Zeus fell in love with and took with him to the island! From 1827 to 1829 Aegina town was the temporary capital of th...